Firehouse Theatre: Tuesday Evening Acting Classes June 8, 2010

Seven-week session starts Tuesday, June 8, and runs through Tuesday, July 20. Classes are 7-9 p.m.

Instructor: Morrie Piersol, a long-time director at the Firehouse. Morrie is a theatre instructor and main stage director at the Appomattox Regional Governor’s School in Petersburg. At the Firehouse he has directed nearly a dozen plays, including some of its most critically acclaimed productions, such as the award-winning The Late Henry Moss and I am My Own Wife. Among his Firehouse acting credits, he is perhaps best remembered for playing the title role in David Mamet’s Edmond. Prior to moving to Richmond, Morrie was very active in theatre in New York, where his acting credits included work at Playwright’s Horizons and The Actor’s Studio, as well as a role in the Broadway production of The Runner Stumbles. He was also co-founder, producing director, and a company member of Force 13 Theatre, an award-winning Off-Off Broadway Theatre Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts from Long Island University and studied theatre at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center and at the Hartman Theatre Conservatory.

Cost: New students $140, returning students, $105 for a seven-week session.

Official Website: http://www.firehousetheatre.org/events/item/tuesday-evening-acting-classes1/